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9 Bill Spicer

Name
Bill Spicer
Position
Forward
Class
Sophomore
Hometown (Last School)
Lexington, KY (Henry Clay)
Seasons
1935-36
Birthday
March 26, 1916

Bill Spicer was born William Harold Spicer on March 26, 1916, in Lexington, Kentucky, to Carey Alvin Spicer and Nettie O’Brien Spicer.  He was the brother to Carey Spicer,  Kentucky All-American.

Spicer starred for Henry Clay High School in Lexington before enrolling at Kentucky.

Spicer played for Kentucky’s freshman squad in 1934-35 and saw varsity action in five games as a sophomore in 1935-36, scoring a total of 12 points.  He was also a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, a nation social fraternity.

Spicer was a lieutenant in the Navy in World War II, commanding an infantry landing craft in several invasions in the Pacific.

Following college and military service, Spicer became the executive vice president of the La Grange Federal Savings and Loan Association in La Grange, Illinois.

He passed away on February 13, 1965, at the age of 48, in Lagrange, Illinois.

 

Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.

On This Day in UK Basketball History

On May 6, 1997, Rick Pitino announces his resignation at Kentucky to take the challenge of rebuilding the NBA’s most storied franchise, the Boston Celtics.

 

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